Golf-bag carrying car



March 9, 1937. F. M. MARTIN ET AL 2,073,114

GOLF BAG CARRYING CAR Filed Jan. 21, 1956 F/GJ lnventors (Ittomcg Patented Mar. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF-BAG CARRYING CAR Fannie M. Martin and John R. Martin, Altoona, Pa.

Application January 21, 1936, Serial No. 60,103 1 Claim. (01. 280 53) This invention relates to the game of golf and has for its primary object, a portable golf bag car adapted to be operated by the golf player and to act as a substitute for a regular caddie usually employed by the player to carry bags, clubs, balls and such other articles as the player may designate for his personal use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a golf-bag car that is easily transported over the golf course by the means of a plurality of rubber tired wheels adapted to carry the car, while the design and construction is such that the entire car, together with the golf bag and contents can be readily picked up and carried by the player should this be found necessary while the player is continuing the game throughout the golf course.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a caddie car that is susceptible of various adjustments that may be necessary for the accommodation of different designs of golf bags and golf equipment carried in the golf bag.

With these and many other objects in view which will be more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter pointed out, illustrated and claimed.

It will be quite readily understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is susceptible of various changes in the construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved car, showing a golf bag sketched in position in the car.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the parts shown in Figure l of the drawing.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the car illustrated in Figure l of the drawing.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the manner of attaching the axle to the bottom of the car.

Figure 5 is a sectional view further illustrating the manner of forming the bottom of the golf bag carrier together with further details illustrating the manner of attaching the axle to the bottom of the car.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar details throughout the various figures of the drawmg.

In carrying out this invention, we provide a. cupped shaped base designated by the numeral 10; attached to the base II is ant-shaped leg l2, the upper flange l3 being attached to the bottom of the cupped shape base III, while the lower flange is bent in the opposite direction and is adapted to rest on the ground when in use by the 5 golf player.

The opposite side of the base It! is provided with means for attaching on axle l5 upon which at either end ,there is rotatably mounted a rubbertired wheel [6. The wheel being held in position on the axle by a cap nut IT, as clearly illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawing.

The axle mounting further consists of an integral sheet l8, positioned on the side opposite the angled leg H. The sheet I 8 is purposely made deeper than the cupped shaped base I0 such that the pendant skirt extends below the bottom of the base I, to act as a guard for the axle, and to protect the same from injury or being bent or otherwise out of alignment. The sheet I8 is further provided with a plurality of forwardly projecting legs 20, the outer end 2| of which is adapted to be welded to the base III, as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawing. Each leg 20 is provided with a pendant wing 22 having a perforation 23 through which the axle I5 is adapted to pass as further illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing.

The base III is further provided with a plurality of upstanding legs 2|, each of these legs 24 is provided with a widened foot 25, to provide additional area to be welded to the cupped base l0, as clearly indicated in Figure 5 of the drawing. To the top of each leg 24 is attached one end of a semi-circular band 26, likewise, to be welded to the top end 21 of the upright leg 24. The ends 28 of the semi-circular band 26 are provided with means for attaching flexible straps 29 to be used when securing the golf bag in the car. This provision is readily made for securing golf bags of different sizes in the car. 40

The semi-circular band 26 is further provided with a hand bracket 30 which is grasped by the player when he wishes to move the car, which is adapted to be pulled rather than pushed.

Having thus described this highly practical invention, what we claim and desire to be secured by Letters Patentis:

A golf-bag transporting car comprising a cuplike base to receive the lower end of a golf bag, means carried by and rising from said base to support, against tilting movement relative to said base, a golf-bag supported at its. lower end in said base, a substantially U-shaped member including a straight medial portion and a pair of terminal arms disposed at substantially right angles to said medial portion, said member having its medial portion and terminal arms disposed tangentially to said base and rigidly secured thereto in the plane thereof, said terminal arms having downwardly extending portions disposed below the bottom of the cup-like base, an axle mounted in said downwardly extending portions of said terminal arms near one side of the cuplike base, wheels on said axle, and a supporting leg carried by the cup-like member near the opposite side thereof for cooperation with said wheels to support the car and a golf-bag carried thereby in an upright position.

FANNIE M. MARTIN. JOHN R. MARTIN. 

